Flying with vape gear. Coil master kit (or half of) confiscated

[rtni]

On a flight this afternoon i had my bag checked at the security gate and half of the contents of my coil master kit was confiscated. Most of the items I never really use but among them, my wire cutters which I use frequently. In the end I went to a boots and bought a pair of nail clippers so I hope they do the trick . interestingly, they let me keep the scissors which would certainly do more damage than a bloddy coil jig.

I did search the forums and the general advice was to take everything on your cabin bag. I also rang easy jet yesterday just to be sure and I was told the same.

Anyway, just a heads up for any travelers (I'm sure most of you have more sense than to buy a coil master kit in the first place).

Seems the airports enforce their own policies in addition to the airlines

 

[Lung Redemption]

I have wire cutters but tend to use nail clippers for snipping wires anyway personally, quicker, easier and allows me to trim the wires a touch shorter. They are easy to find/buy, another bonus. Glad i didn't purpose buy wire cutters(had some already), the nail clippers do the trick much better for me(i guess it might matter if you're using chunky monkey wires, but i'm all Kanthal 26ga - 28ga).

 

[SirLugg]

Nope. Build kit always, always goes in your checked luggage. Along with any juices over your allotted amount and/or bottles over 100ml/unmarked.

Mainly because scissors, pliers, cutters, screwdrivers etc constitute weapons above anything else.

So they’re not making it up as they go along. They’re enforcing rules that were always there.

 

[rtni]

I have wire cutters but tend to use nail clippers for snipping wires anyway personally, quicker, easier and allows me to trim the wires a touch shorter. They are easy to find/buy, another bonus. Glad i didn't purpose buy wire cutters(had some already), the nail clippers do the trick much better for me(i guess it might matter if you're using chunky monkey wires, but i'm all Kanthal 26ga - 28ga).

Thanks m8. The wife has plenty too which will help

 

[rtni]

Nope. Build kit always, always goes in your checked luggage. Along with any juices over your allotted amount and/or bottles over 100ml/unmarked.

Mainly because scissors, pliers, cutters, screwdrivers etc constitute weapons above anything else.

So they’re not making it up as they go along. They’re enforcing rules that were always there.

Thanks m8. That's what I assumed but just took the lady I spoke with at easy jet on her word. I'll know for next time

 

[zouzounaki]

Put vape gear in the cabin bag, but not stuff like wire cutters, blades etc. You obviously
need to put things that could be used as weapons in the hold luggage. The only thing that can’t go in the hold luggage is batteries, because they can explode.

 

[Coolie27]

Blanket ban on tools in the cabin of the aircraft. Scissors under 6cm allowed.

 

[Mawsley]

Seems a bit unfair to ban blankets.

I suppose they could be used to make the pilots comfy and force them to doze off. Or, a terrorist might be able to pretend he’s a ghost and scare the attendants.

On second thoughts a blanket ban was long overdue - what on Earth were politicians thinking letting such a danger onboard at 30,000 feet?

 

[Coolie27]

Seems a bit unfair to ban blankets.

I suppose they could be used to make the pilots comfy and force them to doze off. Or, a terrorist might be able to pretend he’s a ghost and scare the attendants.

On second thoughts a blanket ban was long overdue - what on Earth were politicians thinking letting such a danger onboard at 30,000 feet?

Ha ha, I thought some whit may remark on the ‘blanket’ [emoji16]

 

[Mawsley]

Ha ha, I thought some whit may remark on the ‘blanket’ [emoji16]

And in their absence, I stepped up to the plate.